Welcome from the author
What you will learn
When designing this course, I focused on ensuring that every fundamental principle of efficient production was translated into practical, hands-on exercises.
I know that as a starter, you're looking for ways to dive into processes and see immediate improvements in your work environment. By carefully selecting the most impactful concepts and tools, I've crafted a curriculum that's not just informative, but supremely organized and actionable.
You'll find that each module builds upon the last, offering a structured learning journey that will empower you to implement lean strategies. Whether you're tackling cutting costs, improving quality or streamlining workflows, the insights you gain here will be the bedrock of your success in creating more value with less work.
What Makes This Course So Practical?
-
Short theory and clear practical task to use tools in real life
Learn exactly what you need in 30 minutes per lesson coupled with clear task to apply immediately to diagnose and improve your process —without academic jargon or irrelevant models.
-
Meaningful process improvement due to diagnostic
We will start from diagnostics to ensure you do a meaningful impact.
-
Built for production managers in real businesses
Designed for manufacturing managers and owners of companies, who need hands-on, budget-friendly Lean solutions.
-
Make process improvement faster due to personal coaching during the course
Get personalized feedback from tutor after each practical task based on your actual challenges.
Meet Evgenii Ledenev
Hands-On Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
For the past 20 years I’ve rolled up my sleeves on the shop floor—helping over 90 companies mostly in Eastern Europe squeeze out waste, boost throughput, and elevate quality. Here are a few highlights:
Some Results:
• At an Ukrainian postal terminals, we reduced 2-fold % of trucks left late in 1 month, and personnel productivity grew by 20% in 2 months.
• In a Mechanical works, our U-Cell and other improvements ensured 2,5 times more throughput.
• In a Port facility, our approach to daily management was recognized on a country level as one of the best.
Trusted by TOP-Consulting companies:
• Constantly work as an expert with Accenture, EY, and KPMG
• My courses were used to train more than 50,000 managers and employees
Real results
"Evgenii Ledenev and his team delivered real results across our 7 projects. His team supported us during critical organizational efficiency programs in the mining and metals industries — including copper smelting, iron ore, and coal operations with up to 12,000 employees.
They consistently provided clear, specific, and actionable recommendations — always on time and fully aligned with our project goals. Their expertise was practical, not theoretical, and their client-focused mindset made a real difference."
— Partner, Ernst & Young
Practical, client-focused approach
"Evgeniy Ledenev and his team delivered outstanding results across four projects with us. They quickly analyzed our processes, team workload, and performance drivers — and provided clear, actionable standards we could apply immediately to support our rapid growth."*
— E.A. Manyugina, Head of Compensation, Benefits & Organizational Development, Samolet Group
Outstanding training experience
Evgenii Ledenev provided an outstanding training experience, designed specifically to enhance operational efficiency and team performance. Their workshops on Lean Six Sigma principles for factory leadership were highly engaging and immediately applicable."
— Marina Petukhova, Head of Business Process Improvement, PepsiCo Europe
Curriculum
- Designing a future-state map of your ideal production process.
- Balancing workflows to eliminate bottlenecks and idle time.
- Creating “cells” for smoother, faster production.
- Standard Operating Procedures: your invisible profit engine.
- SMED: cut changeover time and boost flexibility.
- Poka-Yoke: mistake-proofing that prevents defects.
- Visual workplace: order that boosts speed and morale. (12:12)
- How to get employee ideas flowing and solve problems from within.
- Section Summary and Quiz
Valuable insights
Evgenii Ledenev diagnostic efforts provided valuable insights into our operational processes, identifying key opportunity areas for improvement.
The Green Belt courses they conducted were equally impressive. The training equipped our team with the necessary tools to drive operational excellence and implement Lean Sigma methodologies effectively."
— Lean Sigma Advisor, Chevron Kazakhstan Operations
Deep practicality and hands-on focus
Over the course of our collaboration with Evgenii Ledenev and his team, more than 400 top and middle managers, as well as Lean specialists, from across two mining companies, an enrichment plant, two smelting factories, a port facility, and a mechanical-metallurgical workshop of Norilsk Nickel received high-impact training.
- Olga Solodova, Training Program Sponsor, Norilsk Nickel Group
On-the-shop-floor
"Working with Evgenii Ledenev's team helped us transform service quality through a nationwide delivery diagnostic and hands-on training at our terminals.
They worked directly with staff on the floor, making 5S practical and easy to adopt across more than 100 terminals. Their deep logistics knowledge and direct approach made a real impact on speed, order, and employee engagement."
— Service Quality Director, Nova Poshta